Road Check 2000 Finds Numerous Violations

Safety officials in the United States and Canada placed 26% of the 42,826 trucks and drivers they inspected out of service as part of International Road Check 2000.

CVSA International Road Check
 
total
Level I inspections
vehicles out of
service
drivers out of
service
2000
42,826
36,997
11,000
(26%)
2,734
(5.5%)
1999
38,864
19,655
8,142
(20.9%)
3,328
(8.6%)
1998
60,031
34,211
13,255
(22.1%)
4,442
(7.4%)
1997
60,089
37,196
12,189
(20.3%)
4,484
(7.5%)
1996
36,187
17,079
6,953
(19.2%)
2,663
(7.3%)
*Figures for Mexico are not included
Source: Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance
The results of the coordinated 72-hour effort in the first week of June compared with an out-of-service rate of just under 21% last year.

This year’s percentage was pushed up by the greater number of intensive Level 1 inspections, according to the sponsoring organization, the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance.

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Also, more inspectors took to the field and completed 5,000 more inspections than in last year’s campaign.



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